diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/DefaultPersistentPropertyPath.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/DefaultPersistentPropertyPath.java
index 3fbdebac5..0f5d63054 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/DefaultPersistentPropertyPath.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/DefaultPersistentPropertyPath.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class DefaultPersistentPropertyPath<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> implements
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether the current path contains a property of the given type.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param type can be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
 	 */